Fasteuzkrgr for pantaloon-straps



W. W. RILEY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

FASTENING FOB. PANTALOON-STRAPS, &C.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 5,887, dated October S, 1848.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLI-AM WILLSHIEE RILEY,of the city of Columbus and State of Ohio, have invented a new andImproved Pantaloon-Strap and Snap-Fastening; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a true and eXact description thereof.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing a snap, or catch, insuch man-y 'ner as when adapted and designed for pantaloons7 one partcan be sewed, or buttoned, onto the pantaloons and the other by pressurefastened and unfastened at the will and free control of the wearer, bothparts adapting themselves without liability, to injury by bending, toany required form, or position of the foot, and permitting as free useof the ankle, as any other strap now in use.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iproceed to describe its construction and operation, for pantaloonstraps, I cut two pieces of sheet brass, silver or other metallicsubstance, lthe size and shape I desire, say in the form of a crescent,or segment of a circle less than half, the longest diameter, about twoand a half to three or more inches, and the shortest one to one and ahalf inches, or other form as represented in drawings Figures l and 2and punch or drill through them two or three small holes for rivets, .asrepre-' sented in the attached drawing Figs. l and 2, A, with a swageabouthalf an inch in width and three fourths of an inch long.

- I then depress one of the plates, twice its thickness in thecenter ofand at right angles with the long line of the plate, or merely depressthe lower edge of the plate with a round faced hammer as Fig. 2, B. Witha cutting punch, adapted tothe shape, I

cut'in the other plate, the thumb spring as Figs. l and 3, C. The platesthus prepared are by rivets, at the same time riveted together, betweenpieces of leather, or parchment covering the swaged plates and extendingbeyond the edges, of the metal, as in Figs. 4 and 2. From the same kindof metal, rolled to any thickness required for lieXibility, or strength,with a punch adapted, I cut out by a. single operation, the strap andtongues, in form as Fig. 5, a small piece of the metal as Fig. 6 is thenriveted or soldered onto the point of the tongue Figs. 5, E, and

the tongue E filed to a sharp edge and thek instrument is complete.

When put together forpantaloons itl presents the form and appearance ofFig. 4, and is retained in connection bythe spring of the tongue, andthe catch coming in contact with the plate through the opening, underthe thumb spring C and is capable of` sustaining any required weight orpressure according to the materials; and the purpose for which it isdesigned.

The connected plates are attached to the Y pantaloons by stitching, orbuttoning through the leather or parchment; and the stra-p is fastened,by insertion upward, or loosened'by pressure, on the thumb spring; ifleather or cloth is preferred to the brass strap, the tongues may be cutolf at any point below the plate, and fastened to the other material; byrivets or other known 'mode of attachment, as inv Figs. 5 and 7,

The advantagey of this strap for pantaloons, over known modes isobvious; the plates and strap can be of any required width andthickness, yet depending on a common center, permit free motion to thefoot as if fastened by a single button, and the strap is easily andinstantly put on, or taken 0E by the wearer.

For a great variety of other luses this in# strument and principledeveloped is preferable to known modes of fastening, because of itssimplicity, security and strength, thev two Lparts constituting .asimple machine, either member` of which can be attached to the main orsecondary branch of any required connection of parts.

What I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- .The instrument as above`described for pantaloons; and the principle for use in the connectionof bracelets, gold chains,` and other articles of dress and militarytrappings.

W. VILLSHIRE RILEY. In presence of- A. PATTON, NELSON GLEEMAN.

